Proxy 2.0 - Time spent on Internet

Not that I am aware of. There might be a 3rd party software that allows you to do this but under Proxy the only thing I can think of is to enable logging and then go through the logs and note the user and times they are going to internet sites.
Good Luck

We use surfCONTROL for Proxy to monitor and control web access. Previously we used the logging in the Proxy settings and pulled what we could from the logs with Crystal Reports. You could probably create a custom mdb to import the logs into yourself...

I use webtrends products, www.webtrends.com

there is a eval version available so you can at least see what has happened, and check for the next 30 days for free.

If you are into doing a bit of setting up, we are in the process of implement a piece of asp programming that allows a lot of control within proxy try the web site.

www.proxyasp.co.uk
And see what there is.

regards

David

My personal feeling is that there is not any accurate way to track this information. The reason I say accurately is based on the static nature of HTTP traffic. Since the session is open, content delivered, session closed, your time will be skewed. Couple that with Proxy's caching, and you may never hit any further than the proxy. I would be inclined to look at the browser level for help, and combine with a custom VB app that does nothing more than time and log the actual time IE or Netscapeis open. You should be able to pull from the Task Manager (iexplore.exe thread execution time). This should give you a more accurate picture.

Yes... In Internet Service Manager, there is a section called Current Sessions. Here you can watch anyone currently going throught the Proxy, where they are going and how long they have been there. I am not 100% sure where it is in ISM, but have used it. Also, Microsoft says it may not be 100% accurate because of network lag... Users may still show up as being connected, when they really are not.

I can email you from home where I have all my info.

mheitz
CCNA, MCP

make sure you are logging on the proxy server.. we use a program called Webspy (www.webspy.com).. it wont give you the EXACT time a user spends on the web, but it'll give you a good idea of how many sites a user hits per day, and the timeframe.